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Household of Richard Godwin (born 1836, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Godwin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Godwin, born in 1836 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Matilda Godwin, born in 1847 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1859 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Grangetown, Glamorganshire, Wales), Laura (born 1881 in Grangetown, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1880 in Newport, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger Head, Mathew Davies, born in 1855 in Newport, Essex, England.


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Richard Godwin's household

Male

Richard

Godwin

Head
Female

Matilda

Godwin

Wife
Female

Fanny

Godwin

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Godwin

Son
Female

Laura

Godwin

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Davies

Lodger Head
Female

Fanny

Davies

Wife
Male

William

Davies

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Godwin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Godwin

Head

Married

45

1836

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Matilda

Godwin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Fanny

Godwin

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Frederick

Godwin

Son

Single

8

1873

Grangetown, Glamorganshire, Wales

Laura

Godwin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Grangetown, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mathew

Davies

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Newport, Essex, England

Fanny

Davies

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bath, Somerset, England

William

Davies

Son

Single

1

1880

Newport, Essex, England

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